Carl Icahn steps down as adviser to Donald Trump
The White House declined to comment. A call to Icahn's office was not immediately returned.
The activist investor, who leads Icahn Enterprises LP , was an early and close ally of Trump who was often praised by the Republican for his business acumen. One of Icahn's first tasks was to vet the future Securities and Exchange Commission chairman and a number of candidates met with the octogenarian investor in his Fifth Avenue office just a few blocks north of Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Icahn was so sure Trump's election last year would give a boost to stocks that he left the campaign's victory party to make a $1-billion bet on the market, he told Reuters last year. The day after the election, stocks leapt.
"His short tenure, marred by serious conflicts allegations, was yet another black eye for an administration that has become notorious for violations of ethics and the rule of law."
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The White House declined to comment. A call to Icahn's office was not immediately returned.
The activist investor, who leads Icahn Enterprises LP , was an early and close ally of Trump who was often praised by the Republican for his business acumen. One of Icahn's first tasks was to vet the future Securities and Exchange Commission chairman and a number of candidates met with the octogenarian investor in his Fifth Avenue office just a few blocks north of Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Icahn was so sure Trump's election last year would give a boost to stocks that he left the campaign's victory party to make a $1-billion bet on the market, he told Reuters last year. The day after the election, stocks leapt.
"His short tenure, marred by serious conflicts allegations, was yet another black eye for an administration that has become notorious for violations of ethics and the rule of law."
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